Los Medanos College

Brief Description of Institution: Los Medanos College (LMC) was established in 1974 and is situated on a 120-acre site located in the eastern Contra Costa County, City of Pittsburg. The college borders the city of Antioch and serves the communities of Pittsburg, Antioch, Bay Point, Clayton, parts of Concord, Brentwood, Oakley, Knightsen, Bethel Island, Byron, and Discovery Bay.

Los Medanos College offers lower division educational programs that prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university, as well as a wide variety of technical, career-oriented, and professional programs of study that lead to careers and employment. Based on the 2014-2015 College Catalog, students can choose from 42 Associate Degree programs (including 18 degrees for transfer), 34 Certificates of Achievement, and 36 locally-approved Skills Certificates. At the census point in fall 2013, Los Medanos College enrolled 8,746 unduplicated students in 782 class sections. The College employs 113 full-time faculty, 258 adjunct faculty, 118 full-time monthly classified staff, and 23 administrators